The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-02-11
MANNING.S VIEWS.
The Secretary of the Treasury on the
Trouble with Canada :. The Retaliatory
Bill Criticised-His Substitute.

1H6 secretary OF the treasury on the
Trouble with Canada :. The Retaliatory
Bill Criticised-His Substitute.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-Secretary Man.
ming has made public his reply to an in
quiry by the House Foreign Affairs Com
mittee for an expression of opinion on the
pending legislation contemplating retalia-
ton upon and non-intercourse with Cam
ada. After lengthy discussion of trea-
ties and agreements between the United
States and Great Britain on the subject,
and the manner in which they have been
lived up to by both parties, the Secretary is
of the opinion that our rights regarding
the fisheries and commercial intercourse
have been unjustly interfered with. He
says:
And now comes the question: What shall be
the character and limitation of the response?
Shall we only exclude Canadian fish, or such fish
and all Canadian vessels or both of them, and
all merchandise coming from Canada by
any sort of vehicle, including the vehicle?
Under what conditions can negotiations go
on with the least injury to ourselves-our dig
nifty and self-respect? / can not believe that
the Government at London will persist in its
present course unless inspired for some occult
reason by purpose to break friendly relations
with ourselves, or unless under the will and at
the mercv of its colony
In considering the bills submitted to him
Secretary Manning says that the effect of
the Senate BILL should it become law and
be enforced, would be to exclude about
S2,500,000 of Canadian free goods and
reduce the revenue-from duties on
Canadian imports-bye about 81, Co.,
600 annually. He recommends that
there is no unnecessary ambiguity in the
law, and if locomotives, railway rolling
stock and cars are to be excluded under
ny circumstances, Congress should say so
in explicit terms, and all vehicles contain
ing or carrying merchandise should be dis
sinctly excluded, if that be the will of Con-
| gress.
In conclusion the Secretary regrets tn at
| the medieval tariff laws of the United
States or, the non-intervention policy Of
| Canada should be the "divided dis
| He cautions legislators to enact
laws looking forward to the event
ual merging of the two countries into one,
! and submits new bill to the committee
which is preceded by a preamble setting
| forth that the rights of our fishermen
have been peristently violated; that no
| redress has been granted, and that
| by recent legislation Canadian nom
| intercourse with American fishing vessels
for general purposes of trade has
been established. The bill provides that
upon proof that the rights, privileges or
liberties of American vessels in Canadian
ports, waters or coasts have been denied or
restricted the President shall, by proclama.
ton, close the ports of the United States to
Canadian vessels and British vessels from
Canadian ports, and exclude merchandise,
locomotives, trains, etc., from Canada, and
enforce his proclamation by seizures, for
FIXTURES and penalties, and qualify, limit,
rescind or renew any part of his proclama-
ton at his discretion, and appoint COM
mission to ascertain the losses and injuries
inflicted upon American vessels and citi-
zens engaged in the fisheries by British or
Canadian authority ar sanction